Uprgrading system? · DIGIT-ARC

Hello Guys, My system is 4 years old now. So i thought of upgrading my sytem.
My current system spec is
AMD Athlon II X4 620
2GB DDR2 Kingston RAM
Biostar TA790GXB
Western Digital 500GB HDD
Cooler Master 450W SMPS
Zotac GeForce 9600GT 512MB Amp! Edition
Samsung Sync Master 15" CRT :razz:

So i'm thinking to upgrade GPU, RAM & Monitor(19"-22"). My budget is 15k.
I'll be mainly using for Games Like NFS Rivals and upcoming ones, DOTA 2, Batman Series etc. and also for Photoshop, lightroom and After effects etc.

Answer these first
*www.digit.in/forum/pc-components-c...new-pc-help-answer-these-questions-first.html

1. Which Power Supply do you have? (Be EXACT while naming the company and model)
Ans: Cooler Master Extreme Power Plus 460W

2. What is your budget?
Ans: 6k (strictly)

3. Which resolution will you game at?
Ans: Depends upon the monitor i'm going to purchase, which again i need suggestions, preferably 19"

4. What are your current computer specifications?
Ans:AMD Athlon II X4 620
2GB DDR2 Kingston RAM
Biostar TA790GXB
Western Digital 500GB HDD

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1. What is the purpose of the computer? What all applications and games are you going to run? (Stupid answers like 'gaming' or 'office work' will not work. Be exact. Which games? Which applications? Avoid the word 'et cetera.')
Ans: Gaming cum Photo/Video editing

2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then mention this too.
Ans:15k~16k

3. Planning to overclock?
Ans: Never

4. Which Operating System are you planning to use?
Ans: Windows 7

5. How much hard drive space is needed?
Ans: Not Applicable.

6. Do you want to buy a monitor? If yes, please mention which screen size and resolution do you want. If you already have a monitor and want to reuse it, again mention the size and resolution of monitor you have.
Ans: Yes 18.5-19".

7. Which components you DON'T want to buy or which components you already have and plan on reusing?
Ans: Motherboard, SMPS, CASE, Processor, Speakers, Keyboard & mouse, HDD.

8. When are you planning to buy the system?
Ans: Within couple of months.

9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
Ans: I have done before.

10. Where do you live? Are you buying locally? Are you open to buying stuff from online shops if you don't get locally?
Ans: Udupi/Mangalore is closest to me.

11. Anything else which you would like to say?
Ans: I want a RAM, i already have 2gb Kingston 800Mhz DDR2.
Is it good thing to upgrade my rig, coz i will be wanting ddr2 ram, PCI-E x16 2.0 Slot (i don't know whats latest, coz i'm not in touch with tech since last 3 years).
I do not care about quality in monitors coz i've enjoyed like hell in 15" crt monitor, all i wanted was power saving lcd/led one. Resolution again 1024x768 was HD for me back then, so any resolution until it fits the screen perfectly and no square picture with two thick black bars on the side, fine for me.

ditch the mobo,CPU and RAM to get around 6-7k. this makes your budget 22k
now get this-

Intel G2020 ~ 3k
Gigabyte GA-H61M-S1 ~ 3.1k
Corsair Value Select 4 GB 1600 MHz ~ 2.7k
R7 250X ~ 7.5k
Dell E1914H ~ 5.5k

this would be better for gaming and video/photo editing.

thank you for the suggestions. There are several model in R7 250 series. Can you tell me particularly which is best, also RAM, may be a flipkart link. Can i have alternate specs with amd config, coz i'm fan of AMD.

IronCruz said:
thank you for the suggestions. There are several model in R7 250 series. Can you tell me particularly which is best, also RAM, may be a flipkart link. Can i have alternate specs with amd config, coz i'm fan of AMD.

R7 250x get this locally, it'd be cheaper. And an AMD config would cross the budget by around 6-7k, but anyway if you want it, replace the processor with FX4300(~5.8) and the motherboard with Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB (~4.5k).

adityak469 said:
R7 250x get this locally, it'd be cheaper. And an AMD config would cross the budget by around 6-7k, but anyway if you want it, replace the processor with FX4300(~5.8) and the motherboard with Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB (~4.5k).

Thank You. I hope 460w PSU will be enough for the gfx card.

if you mean you want to reuse your Cooler Master Extreme Power Plus 460W, better re-think. that psu is not good. better opt for pentium g3220 (3.7k) and gigabyte h81m s2pv /s1.

rijinpk1 said:
if you mean you want to reuse your Cooler Master Extreme Power Plus 460W, better re-think. that psu is not good. better opt for pentium g3220 (3.7k) and gigabyte h81m s2pv /s1.

won't it cross OPs budget by too much?

adityak469 said:
won't it cross OPs budget by too much?

depends on how much he is gonna get for his old cpu+mobo.7k seems too much though. also gigabyte h81m s1 is at 3.5k.

rijinpk1 said:
depends on how much he is gonna get for his old cpu+mobo.7k seems too much though. also gigabyte h81m s1 is at 3.5k.

CPU+Mobo+RAM

DDR2 RAM can fetch around 1k on its own.

Guys, i checked out price in my location,
R7 250x for INR 8375 + TAX

Is there any other graphics card that will perform as good as r7 250x may nvidia platform?

IronCruz said:
Guys, i checked out price in my location,
R7 250x for INR 8375 + TAX

Is there any other graphics card that will perform as good as r7 250x may nvidia platform?

i don't think so. And 8.3 k for R7 250x :shock:

better get it from mdcomputers

IronCruz said:
Guys, i checked out price in my location,
R7 250x for INR 8375 + TAX

Is there any other graphics card that will perform as good as r7 250x may nvidia platform?

It's available for 7.7k at mdcomputers SAPPHIRE GRAPHICS CARD R7 250X 1GB DDR5 (R7 250X 1GB DDR5 - 11229-00-41G - 840777065860 - 10,985.00).

Guys what if i buy R7 250x along with a 2gb ddr2 ram to my current specs? any bottlenecks?

IronCruz said:
Guys what if i buy R7 250x along with a 2gb ddr2 ram to my current specs? any bottlenecks?

you are not buying a new rig?

no just asked, if i have the choice..
Tomorrow getting quotations in one of the best shop of my location, there prices are comparitively low (whole sale rates). so will checkout and will reply here too..
Intel G2020 ~ 3k
Gigabyte GA-H61M-S1 ~ 3.1k
Corsair Value Select 4 GB 1600 MHz ~ 2.7k
R7 250X ~ 7.5k
Dell E1914H ~ 5.5k

how much future proof spec is it? how many years could it be able to play games down the line?
coz the current system i own, i assembled on oct-nov 2009, in the year 2012 started showing lags for nfs:most wanted(2012) couldnt run at high setting on 1024x768, felt really bad..